IDIBRONCO
IDIBRONCO
What is it?I still have that little bike and it still runs. ;-)
What is it?I still have that little bike and it still runs. ;-)
I’ve been seeing quite a bit of trucks in my area with huge lift (nothing new), pristine paint jobs, and color changers in the wheels. The AutoZone lights in the wheels Seems like the latest design evolution in the trendy pavement Princess trucks.I feel like there's a fine line between restore, and clean up. I've repainted most of my truck, but it still has dents and mild rust in certain areas, and I don't really care. Truck is made to be worked, not a pavement princess.
Well, I'm going to have to criticize: the problem with repainting is that it's not the original paint. I really like faded original paint, and a repaint looks like..... well.....a repaint. Years ago in the little town I grew up in there was an old Datsun truck, it was white but the rust had caused the paint to crack in such a way that it was like the truck was covered in rust colored lightning. And it had stained the white paint. It was pretty amazing. I had a Farmall C that I painted, I was disgusted with myself and promised never to paint an old tractor again. Nothing says work like a rusty tractor from the 50s that runs like a sewing machine!I feel like there's a fine line between restore, and clean up. I've repainted most of my truck, but it still has dents and mild rust in certain areas, and I don't really care. Truck is made to be worked, not a pavement princess.
Now that's my type of philosophy. I do like a clean interior, because that's the part you live in.My take on this is that, while you're driving the truck, you can only see the hood and can't tell whether the rest of the paint matches, is in poor shape, or looks like it came right off of the showroom floor. Just don't look too hard in the side mirrors.
How do you feel about carpeted floors or rubberized floors compared to bare metal floors that seem more common in the older pre-1980 trucks?Now that's my type of philosophy. I do like a clean interior, because that's the part you live in.
Speaking of only seeing the hood, this is why I think it’s important to bring back hood ornaments. It’d be a big part of what you see!My take on this is that, while you're driving the truck, you can only see the hood and can't tell whether the rest of the paint matches, is in poor shape, or looks like it came right off of the showroom floor. Just don't look too hard in the side mirrors.